| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Samwel Chebolei Masai |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 20 March 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Samwel Chebolei Masai (born 20 March 2001) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.[1]
Career
In February, 2019 Chebole Masai won the national junior cross country 8 km title at the Eldoret Sports Club.[2] He then competed for Kenya at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark in March, 2019 finishing 8th in the junior category in a time of 24.19 in the individual race and contributing to the team's bronze in the team event.[3][4]
He ran a new personal best in Hengelo on 8 June 2021 of 13:12.55 over 5000m.[5] On June 19, 2021, he earned a spot on the Kenyan team for the 2020 Summer Games in the 5000m after finishing in the top 3 at the Kenyan Olympic trials in a time of 13:17.40.[6][7] However, despite being on the start list of athletes he did not start his 5000m heat in Tokyo.[8]
References
- ↑ "Samwel Chebolei MASAI | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "Samuel Chebole claims U20 National Cross Country title". Nation.Africa.
- ↑ IAAF, Dennis Okeyo and. "Kenya fail to reclaim men's under-20 crown, again". The Standard.
- ↑ "U20 Race Result | IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019". www.worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials: Gudaf Tsegay (14:13) & Getnet Wale (12:53) Among Six World-Leading Times as New Stars Emerge". LetsRun.com. 8 June 2021.
- ↑ "Kenyan Olympic Trials, Nairobi 17-19/06/2021 | Africathle".
- ↑ Olobulu, Timothy (19 June 2021). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports.
- ↑ "Kimeli is Kenya's sole 5000m Olympic hope as Simiu, Masai crash out". michezoafrika.com.
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